John C. Calhoun
1782 – 1850 Nineteenth-century politician
After deciding he could not do anything about Jackson’s views on the Tariff of 1828, he resigned as the Vice President. This made him the first vice president to resign his position.
Essential Facts
Served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate and as vice president
Led the pro-slavery group in the Senate in the 1830s and 1840s and was an advocate of the 1850 Fugitive Slave Law
